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San Clemente surfer recounts rescue attempt for man killed by crocodile in Puerto Vallarta
The 28-year-old man was killed in the attack near the Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa on Friday, June 26, where Bury and and his party were on vacation for…
Cuban official says talks with the US are at a standstill, announces UN debate on US oil embargo
Cuba's foreign minister says talks between Cuba and the U.S. are at a standstill despite the island recently approving a series of free-market reforms.
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NPR retracts article incorrectly reporting Justice Alito’s retirement, citing ‘misunderstanding’
NPR has retracted an article that incorrectly reported Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring. The error was blamed on a misunderstanding.
After helping the US win the Cold War, the all-you-can-eat buffet is fading. Thanks, COVID
All-you-can-eat buffets were signs that the way America ate was changing. Now, though, hobbled by COVID, the all-you-can-eat buffet is facing a reckoning.
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As wildfires worsen, Trump administration revives discredited policy to stomp out all fires quickly
The deaths of three firefighters in Colorado are casting a spotlight on the Trump administration’s creation of a new federal fire agency and its revival of a previously discredited policy…
Forecasters cite ‘dangerous’ conditions as heat scorches Midwest while on its way to the East
It's a hot one for millions of people in the Midwest and Great Lakes states. Intense heat and humidity are baking the regions with no immediate relief.
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‘Lilo & Stitch’ voice actress Daveigh Chase’s cause of death revealed
She was also in "The Ring," "Big Love" and "Spirited Away." The former child actress was living in downtown LA, according to her boyfriend.
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Trump administration suspends funding for New York’s Medicaid fraud unit
The Trump administration has frozen federal funding for New York's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Health and Human Services inspector general Thomas March Bell on Tuesday accused the state agency of…
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Trump administration’s homelessness funding rule struck down
Several states alleged that the rule changes — a shift away from HUD’s long-standing Housing First approach — could ultimately force as many as 170,000 people onto the streets.
Rights lawyers sue Ghana over third-country deportation deal with the US
An international coalition of human rights lawyers has sued Ghana, accusing the government of violating deportees' rights under a deal with the Trump administration.